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We gave them lessons in disaster management as they are mostly at home during the day and could be the first to attend to any disaster locally," said Santosh Kadam , regional disaster management officer of TMC. THANE: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) here organised a two-day disaster management workshop for housewives to handle situations before help arrives.The intentoon of the drive arranged along with an NGO on Tuesday was aimed at faster rescue and control at disaster spots. During such eventualities, if simple and primary disaster management methods are deployed, it can go a long way in saving loss of life and property. The workshop trained women on how to deal with floods, landslide, fire, gas leak or short circuits.Over 100 women participated in the workshop and the team plans to conduct similar workshops in other areas also. "Women mostly don't know the helpline number and often end up calling their family members - thereby losing crucial response time..